Half Guinea 1775 Third Bust S.3733 approaching Fine, the obverse with some heavier contact marks and thin scratches, by far the rarest of the three bust type for this year, an often-overlooked type, Very rare and seldom seen, the Standard Catalogue now lists at £1375 in Fine
Half Guinea 1712 S.3575 NVF/VF, with pleasing red tone. Ex-London Coins Auction A131, September 2010. We note we have only offered one example since 2010 which was in low grade. Very seldom offered in any grade, a rare opportunity to acquire what is clearly a key date rarity
Half Guinea 1759 S.3685 EF with some surface marks, very scarce in high grade. We note an example offered in our A179 Auction, graded as NGC MS61 (Lot 1667, realised £1700 hammer price) displays more wear than this coin
Half Guinea 1779 S.3734 GVF with some contact marks, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 June 2013 Lot 1635 hammer price £400, A scarce date with only a small number of examples having come to auction anywhere since we last sold this coin in 2013
Half Guinea 1731 S.3681A Fine or better, very rare with very few examples having been offered for auction anywhere in the last 20 years, our archive database shows that we have only offered one other example since 2003.
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 Fine with dull surfaces, the reverse with a depression in the field to the left of the crown, this is visible as a raised area in the obverse field
Half Guinea 1768 S.3732 NVF/GF with some small spots on the obverse, we note an example described as Fine with some contact marks in London Coins Auction A171 December 2020s old for £550 hammer price
Half Guinea 1751 S.3685 VF brightly cleaned, with scratches on the obverse and to the shield on the reverse, appears bent and straightened, our archive database indicates that this is the first we have offered of this date. Clearly undervalued and under-rated by the Standard Catalogue. the coin offered here was previously sold at Auction in 2010 and, as far as we have been able to establish, only one other example of the unaltered date coin has been offered by major Auction houses in the intervening 13 years.
Half Guinea 1717 S.3635 Near Fine/Fine with a scratch on the obverse field and some light scattered haymarks, possibly scarcer than catalogue values may indicate
Half Guinea 1718 S.3635 Near Fine/Fine, weakly struck in the centre of the obverse, with some deeper hairlines and rub in the obverse field have causing a depression
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Iverson dies 3/B Obverse: Top right laurel leaf points between the D and E of DEI, the top left leaf points to the upright of the D, Reverse: 1 of date points between the F and first I of FIDEI. About EF/EF and lustrous, an eye-catching example
Half Guinea 1732 S.3681A, Fine with a small flan flaw on either side, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only previously offered two examples of this date, so possibly rarer that catalogue values may suggest
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Obverse: Lower laurel leaf points to the middle of the E in DEI, Reverse: 1 in date is above the first I of FIDEI, 0 of date touches Garter and points to the end of the tip of the R of REX, Iverson Obverse 4, Reverse C, this is the third most rare type of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 11-12% of the total mintage being of this type. The three rarest varieties combined account for less than 23% of the total mintage for the year. An eye-catching and lustrous example, in an NGC holder and graded MS62, always desirable in this high grade, and one of the finest we have offered since 2003.
Half Guinea 1740 Intermediate laureate head, S.3683, Good Fine with an old scratch and some hairlines on the obverse, rare. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only offered one other example of this date, and have not offered an example for 12 years, so probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Guinea 1670 S.3347 VG/Fine, the obverse with a scratch, our archive database shows we have offered 38 Charles II Half Guineas since 2003, but this is the first 1670 we have seen
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Iverson Obverse 4 Lower laurel leaf points to the middle of the E in DEI, Reverse D, 1 in date over the serif of the F in FIDEI, NVF/GVF with a thin scratch on the portrait, the second rarest die combination in David Iverson's recent study, with only 13 of the examined 128 coins being this combination (10.16%), (Coin News May 2021)
Half Guinea 1803 S.3736 EF and lustrous, attractive and desirable in this high grade, part of a small group of high grade fractional Guineas offered in this sale
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Obverse: Lower laurel leaf points to the middle of the E in DEI, Reverse: 1 in date is above the F of FIDEI, 0 of date touches Garter and points to the end of the tip of the R of REX, Iverson Obverse 4, Reverse D. This is the second most rare of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 10-11% of the total mintage being of this type. The three rarest varieties combined account for less than 23% of the total mintage for the year. GVF/NEF and lustrous
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Obverse: Lower laurel leaf points to the middle of the E in DEI, Reverse: 1 in date is above the first I of FIDEI, 0 of date touches Garter and points to the end of the tip of the R of REX, Iverson Obverse 4, Reverse C, this is the third most rare of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 11-12% of the total mintage being of this type. The three rarest varieties combined account for less than 23% of the total mintage for the year. Fine/Good Fine with an old scuff on the reverse
Half Guinea 1804 Seventh Bust, S.3737, Iverson dies 3/B, Obverse: Top right laurel leaf points between the D and E of DEI, the top left leaf points to the upright of the D, Reverse: 12 of date points between the F and first I of FIDEI. 0 of date is correctly positioned. EF/GEF and lustrous with a light scuff in front of the portrait, overall a very pleasing piece. The third most common of the six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021)
Half Guinea 1804 Seventh Bust, S.3737, Iverson dies 4/C, Obverse: Top right laurel leaf points to the centre of the E of DEI, Reverse: 1 of date points almost directly to the first I of FIDEI, 0 of date touches Garter and points to the end of the tip of the R of REX, VF and pleasing, the third most rare of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 11-12% of the total mintage being of this type
Half Guinea 1804 Seventh Bust, S.3737, Iverson dies 4/D, Obverse Top right laurel leaf points to the centre of the E of DEI, Reverse: 1 of date points the end of the foot of the F of FIDEI, 0 of date does not touch Garter, and point just right of the centre of the R of REX, VF/GVF the obverse with some scratches and hairlines, the second rarest of the of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 10% of the total mintage being of this type
Half Guinea 1756 S.3685 EF and lustrous, the obverse with very minor haymarking, a very pleasing example with much eye appeal and rare in this high grade, come with old collector's ticket stating '10/6 Georg II 1756 FDC Spink 2/IX/X Oct 1947 '
Half Guinea 1718 S.3635 Good Fine the obverse with some light adjustment lines, a pleasing example, George I gold now becoming scarce in collectable grades
Half Guinea 1758 S.3685 Good Fine or better and bold, attractive for the grade, we note that this is only the second example of this date we have offered since 2003, so possibly scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 Choice GEF and lustrous, minor weakness of strike and light wear to the highest points only, an eye-catching piece with lots of eye appeal, a superb example of the type
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the second finest of just 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Guinea 1801 S.3736 VF with a small depression on the I of GRATIA and a series of fine hairlines on the obverse behind the bust suggesting once cleaned
Half Guinea 1691 S.3430 EF one old scratch obverse field and a moderate area of haymarking reverse, extremely rare in this high grade, and much rarer than S.3431 Elephant Below, proven by the fact we have offered 4 of the Elephant Below variety since 2005 and only one of this type and none of these previous five coins were above VF
Half Guinea 1764 Second Head S.3732 Choice EF/Unc only the fourth example of this date we have offered the other three all in grades lower than VF, rare and desirable thus
Half Guinea 1696 Elephant and CastleS.3467 Good Fine with some weakness on the lower part of the French shield and correspondingly on the higher parts of the King's hair, other than this the coin is a bold and collectable example of this short-lived, two year type
Half Guinea 1695 Early Harp S.3466 with signs of a small and skilful repair to the edge by the T of ET, otherwise around VF the reverse with some light haymarks
Half Guinea 1756 S.3685 VF with some hairlines and light contact marks, many early milled gold types becoming increasingly difficult to find in grades VF and upwards, this type being no exception
Half Guinea 1791 S.3735 GEF and lustrous with prooflike fields, the reverse with a two thin scratches in the right field, a very high grade example with much eye appeal, examples in this high grade are seldom encountered
Half Guinea 1746 Intermediate Laureate Head, GEORGIVS legend S.3683A, Good Fine and scarce. Cataloguer's Note: Our Archive database stretching back to 2003, reveals only 5 examples previously offered, only one finer example has been offered in this time, so numerical data alone indicates scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Guinea 1778 S.3734 VF, the obverse slightly better, an even and pleasing example, we note we have only previously offered two examples of this date in 17 years, so, like the Guinea of the same date, appears possibly scarcer than current catalogue values would indicate
Half Guinea 1787 S.3735 EF and lustrous with some light hairlines, the obverse with a small striking flaw, nevertheless an attractive piece retaining much eye appeal
Half Guinea 1734 S.3681A, About Fine/Fine, the obverse with some hairlines and an edge nick at 10 o'clock, and with a small depression by the S of GEORGIVS, a scarce issue, we note this is only the fourth example we have offered in 17 years
Half Guinea 1686 Laureate Bust S.3404 VF with a few light haymarks, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 50, formerly in a PCGS holder and graded XF40, the ticket removed at the time of LCGS slabbing
Half Guinea 1810 S.3737 EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, Half Guineas seldom seen in lustrous grades, the joint finest of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coin Auction A119 December 2nd 2007 Lot 971
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 in an NGC holder and graded MS62, we note that we have offered over 40 examples since 2003, this a lustrous piece and always desirable in high grade
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 NEF/EF and lustrous, the obverse with some light scratches, and with some unevenness between GEORGIVS III and the edge, possibly having been in jewellery previously, nevertheless with good eye appeal
Half Guinea 1787 Plain edge Proof 4.94 grammes S.3735 NEF the fields with even light tooling, we note this coin now lists at £9500 in FDC in the Spink catalogue
Half Guinea 1717 S.3635 VG/About Fine, only the fourth example we have offered in 16 years, a scarcer date and probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Guinea 1801 Sixth Laureate Head S.3736 NEF with some light hairlines, nevertheless lustrous and a most pleasing example of the short-lived third bust type, spanning only a 3-year period
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737 NEF/EF and lustrous, the obverse with some light scratches, and with some unevenness between GEORGIVS III and the edge, possibly having been in jewellery previously, nevertheless with good eye appeal, viewing recommended
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